Sir Robert Rochester, K.G., (c. 1494 – 28 November 1557) was an English Catholic and employee of Mary I.
Rochester was born at Terling, Essex, England, the third son of John Rochester of Terling and Grisold, daughter of Walter Writtle, of Bobbingworth. By 1551 Robert had received the appointment of Comptroller of the Household to Princess Mary Tudor, the daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, declared illegitimate after Henry divorc...
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Sir Robert Rochester, K.G., (c. 1494 – 28 November 1557) was an English Catholic and employee of Mary I.
Rochester was born at Terling, Essex, England, the third son of John Rochester of Terling and Grisold, daughter of Walter Writtle, of Bobbingworth. By 1551 Robert had received the appointment of Comptroller of the Household to Princess Mary Tudor, the daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, declared illegitimate after Henry divorced her mother and married Anne Boleyn. In that year, the Privy Council ordered him to stop any priest from saying mass in the princess's household; however, Rochester refused and was put in the Tower. The next year, he was released to retire to the county because of his health. He was soon allowed to resume his post as comptroller.
When the princess assumed the throne as Mary I, she rewarded Rochester for his faithful service, making him Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and letting him enter the inner circle of the Privy Council. He served...
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